# Missouri Regulatory Program
> **Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement** · Final rule; approval of amendment. · Published 2015-12-17 · Effective 2015-12-17 · 80 FR 78657
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-31674
- **Category:** mining
- **Sub-agency:** Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- **State:** MO
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 78657
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 925
- **Publication date:** 2015-12-17
- **Effective date:** 2015-12-17
- **Interior docket:** SATS No. MO-041-FOR
## Abstract

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Missouri regulatory program (Missouri program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Missouri proposed revisions to its regulations concerning several topics regarding: Valid Existing Rights; Protection of Hydrologic Balance; Post-mining Land Use; Permit Applications; and Air Resource Protection. Missouri intends to revise its program to be no less effective than the Federal regulations, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/17/2015-31674/missouri-regulatory-program)
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